SCOTUS Defends Christian Counselor’s Right to Confidentiality
COMMENTARY: Therapist Kaley Chiles’ victory is a welcome reminder that the First Amendment still means what it says.
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The Durbin Controversy Ends
The ongoing controversy over the decision by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich to grant a lifetime achievement award to Senator Dick Durbin, a longtime supporter of abortion, came to an abrupt end this week when Durbin withdrew only hours after Pope Leo XIV spoke about the issue.What did the pope say and where do we go from here? We are joined by Jonathan Liedl, Register Senior Editor. And then, SCOTUS began its new term and is poised to hear some very important cases. We talk to Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, legal analyst for EWTN News, Register Contributor, and director of the Conscience Project.
Opus Dei Tragedy/SCOTUS Restricts Online Pornography
Shannon Mullen, editor-in-chief of the National Catholic Register, welcomes Register staff writer Matt McDonald to discuss the recent Opus Dei tragedy in California and Register staff writer Jonah McKeown discusses the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling restricting access to online pornography.
US Supreme Court Will Hear Case on South Carolina Defunding Planned Parenthood
“Taxpayer dollars should never be used to fund facilities that make a profit off abortion,” Alliance Defending Freedom senior counsel John Bursch said in a statement.
Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Claim That Tennessee’s Transgender Law Is Discriminatory
The state law, which went into effect in July 2023, prohibits doctors from performing transgender surgeries on anyone under the age of 18.
Coalition of Faith Groups Side with Nuns in Religious Freedom Case Before Supreme Court
The nuns have been engaged in the litigation since first filing suit in 2017. Their case is one of several religious freedom cases that could be on the Supreme Court docket this term.
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Consequential Oklahoma Death Penalty Case
This is the second time Richard Glossip’s contentious death sentence has come before the Supreme Court. According to news reports, Glossip has lived through nine execution dates and at least three “last meals.”
On Abortion, Put Not Your Faith in Judges
EDITORIAL: Ultimately, our faith — when it comes to bringing an to end to legal abortion — shouldn’t rest in any branch of government.
Pope and G7, Comedians and Skeletons, Plus SCOTUS on Mifepristone (June 15)
The Pope, G7 and AI, celebrity comedians, the discovery of an unexpected skeleton and celebrating Big Bang Theory were among Vatican news items this week. CNA’s Hannah Brockhaus reports from Rome. Then Matthew Bunson covers the US Bishops spring meeting and CNA’s Ken Oliver reports on the Supreme Court’s rejection of pro-life doctors’ case against the abortion pill mifepristone.
Supreme Court Denies Pregnancy Center Appeal to Keep Donor Information Private
Through the subpoena, Platkin ordered First Choice to turn over much of its internal communications as well as communications with patients and donors, some of which would reveal donors’ private information.
